likely to drink alcohol every day than the general population included in the HSE 2008 (Table 4). Table 4.Comparison of Data (%) on the Frequency of Alcohol Consumption, by Age and Sex, Among UK Biobank Participants (Recruited in 2006–2010) With Data From the Health Survey for England 2008a,bAlcohol ConsumptioncMenWomenAge 45–54 YearsAge 55–64 YearsAge 45–54 YearsAge 55–64 YearsUK Biobank (n = 62,082)HSE (n = 1,204)UK Biobank (n = 95,207)HSE (n = 1,085)UK Biobank (n = 79,904)HSE (n = 1,232)UK Biobank (n = 116,605)HSE (n = 1,123)Dailyd21.22428.33014.51617.6183–4 days/week26.82126.91521.91620.9151–2 days/week28.22924.22627.62624.9231–3 times/month10.0108.0913.91212.211Special occasionse7.496.81113.81615.021Neverf6.685.898.3129.512Abbreviations: HSE, Health Survey for England; UK, United Kingdom.a See the HSE 2010 (9) for further information about HSE data.b HSE estimates were weighted for nonresponse bias.c Excludes 1,013 UK Biobank participants aged 45–64 years who were missing data for alcohol intake or responded “prefer not to answer.”d The HSE categories “almost every day” and “5 or 6 days a week” were defined as “daily.”e The HSE categories “once every couple of months” and “once or twice in the past year” were defined as “special occasions.”f The HSE category “not at all in the last 12 months/nondrinker” was defined as “never.”
